OKR Transparency? Start With Good Meetings!

OKR Transparency? Start With Good Meetings!

360 Degree Transparency One of the biggest benefits of the OKR framework, touted enthusiastically by practitioners and consultants alike, is transparency. In most organizations utilizing the system, the norm is open communication of OKR, with every group or team...
There’s More to OKR than Three Simple Words

There’s More to OKR than Three Simple Words

There’s One in Every Crowd The conference room was fairly dark, only the dim reflection of cove lights on tables and the white background of my slides illuminating the thirty or so people who had gathered to hear me introduce the topic of OKRs to their...
OKR v. SMART Goals – Which is Smarter?

OKR v. SMART Goals – Which is Smarter?

Are OKRs SMART Goals Re-branded? The conference room was fairly dark, only the dim reflection of cove lights on tables and the white background of my slides illuminating the thirty or so people who had gathered to hear me introduce the topic of OKRs to their...
What’s Wrong With This OKR? Common OKR Mistakes.

What’s Wrong With This OKR? Common OKR Mistakes.

The Most Common OKR Mistake Having now reviewed literally thousands of OKRs from organizations around the world, I’ve seen pretty much every mistake that can be made when it comes to writing Objectives and Key Results.  A “Top Ten” list of missteps to avoid may be the...
The 4 Primary Benefits of OKR – Stretch Goals!

The 4 Primary Benefits of OKR – Stretch Goals!

So far we have explored three of the four primary benefits of OKR – Focus, Alignment, and Engagement.  The last and fourth primary benefit of OKR, but certainly not the least, is Stretch Goals. Let’s examine why stretch goals are so important to an...
Accelerate Your Success With OKR Using These Three Tips!

Accelerate Your Success With OKR Using These Three Tips!

How Fast is Your Strategy? Like just about everyone else I know, my scarcest resource these days is attention, and if you’re a writer wanting to get on my radar here are a few words that just might penetrate the armor: fast, execution, strategy, agile, and of course...